Barack - a resounding victory
Barack’s victory was far broader than even the talking heads are reporting:
* Among non-blacks under 30, he won 52% of the vote.
* Among all voters under 65, Barack won over 50% of the vote. (18-24: 65%, 25-29: 70%, 30-39: 62%, 40-49: 61%, 50-64: 51%). Only among those 65 and older, Hillary beat Barack 40%-32%.
* Barack [...]
Hillary vs. Barack, part 1,345
I found the following videos from fromer Chicago NOW president Lorna Brett Howard to be riveting. Up until just a couple weeks ago, she was a strong Hillary Clinton supporter. Active in pro-choice groups, Ms. Howard had “previously hosted fundraisers for Hillary”:http://www.fashioninsider.us/peoples/1.html?lang=EN&meta=Style-Hillary-Clinton-new-york-socialites, yet she is now advocating strongly on behalf of Barack. Take a moment [...]
Around and around we go
I honestly have no idea how Super Tuesday will play out. Given that many of the Super Tuesday states (for Democrats, at least - no clue on the Republican side) are states in which delegates are allocated proportionally (instead of winner take all), it seems likely that both Barack and Hillary will pick up a [...]
Obama is a man of substance
In the comments to my last post, Allison (a good friend who lives in NH) “shared her thoughts”:http://www.rklau.com/tins/archives/2008/01/04/thank-you-iowa.php#comment-191130 on why she thinks Hillary won:
1) I think Obama overplayed his hand. Sorry Rick, but we’re not big on vague here, and he wasn’t selling anything specific. Yes, people want change, and they want hope, but they [...]
Thank you Iowa!
Wow.
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We were driving back from San Diego, listening to CNN on XM Radio (my kids were thrilled). When Blitzer called Iowa for Barack I nearly drove off the road. I’m elated.
Quickly, here’s my predictions for NH: Barack Wins, Clinton places second (but a distant second). [...]
Three days away
In less than 72 hours, we’ll know the results of the Iowa caucus. Iowans will have made their choice, and they will set in motion a series of events that will result in the Democrats picking our nominee. I’ve been unabashed in my support of Barack Obama from day one: indeed, I wrote on this [...]
Barack Obama makes his closing pitch
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More later… on vacation with the family right now.
Predictions for the ‘08 primaries
No real time to write a long post about this, but here are my predictions for Iowa and beyond:
Barack wins Iowa, with 30%+ of the vote. Edwards comes in second, with 20-25%. Hillary comes in third.
Barack wins NH, Hillary comes in second.
Barack wins SC, Edwards comes in second.
Going into Super Tuesday, Barack has the momentum [...]
Your Republican nominee
My immediate reaction to seeing Huckabee’s answer to the “Do you believe every word in the Bible?” question at the YouTube debate last week? He’s your Republican nominee:
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A home run answer if ever there was one. He’s someone who, though I disagree pretty fundamentally with many of his positions, I could easily see supporting [...]
Barack Obama at the Jefferson Jackson dinner
The campaign’s already got the video up on YouTube:
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(You can see it “here”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tydfsfSQiYc if you’re having trouble seeing the video in a feed reader.)
Four years ago, Robin and I “drove to Des Moines”:http://www.rklau.com/tins/archives/2003/11/16/thoughts-on-the-jj-dinner.php to see Dean and the other candidates at this same event. It was a remarkable night, not so much because the [...]
